Due to limited access to the building, the Auckland Information Office is available by appointment only. Please contact us by email at mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz
A mortgage or loan may be acquired by:
the sole owner of a Māoriland block
all the owners of a Māoriland block acting together
the trustees of a Māoriland block who are empowered to raise finance against the block, or
a Māori Incorporation which holds Māoriland.
TRUSTEES' ROLE AND DUTIES
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – MāoriLand Court
For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – MāoriLand Court (MLC) is the
New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māoriland.
After Part 4 searches had been carried out at the MāoriLand Court I learnt that in 1967 an uncle of mine had appeared at the MāoriLand Court and had succeeded to some interests in the name of his mother and father (my grandparents).
February 2010
Cover photograph by Adrian Heke
The MāoriLand Court (Te Kooti Whenua
Māori) is the New Zealand court that hears
matters relating to Māoriland.
TRANSFERRING MĀORILAND SHARES
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – MāoriLand Court
For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz
People entitled to receive Māoriland shares
or interests
Māoriland shares can only be sold or gifted to certain people
who belong to a group defined in the Act as the preferred
classes of alienees.
Information about whenua is generally held by the district office that is located closest to that land block. You can visit one of our offices to view:
current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori
minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions
current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses
orders made by the court or a Registrar – including:
title orders (creating Māoriland)
trust order...
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Pātaka Whenua (our online portal) – Court User Survey
We want to hear about your experience using Pātaka Whenua and your views on how it's working for you.
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If you have a current application in the MāoriLand Court that is being delayed by a dispute, you can ask for your application to be put on hold while you attempt to settle the dispute outside of court.
No record of these conversations will be publicly available on the MāoriLand Court record. If an agreement is reached through mediation, the mediator will record the terms of the agreement and provide this to the MāoriLand Court.
